http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:15:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It sounds like the drug rehab world is living in the dark ages. Ninety-nine percent of the drug alcohol treatment industry are based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. And, although it is "spirituality", it is still based on God. There is no doubt the 12 steps are a ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/790/non-religious-drug-rehabs/ Ninety-nine percent of all alcohol and drug treatment centers are based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. I see several problems with the 12 steps having such a monopoly on the rehab industry. First of all the 12 steps are an aftercare program, meaning they all about keeping people ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/788/non-12-step-rehabs/ Dual diagnosis means someone has an alcohol and or chemical dependency and a psychiatric condition as well. The psychiatric condition can be anything like depression, bi polar, panic disorder, anxiety, ADHD and OCD. The co-occurring psychiatric condition must be properly diagnosed and treated. Too many drug alcohol treatment centers treat ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/784/drug-alcohol-rehab-must-include-dual-diagnosis/ If you have ever been to an AA meeting or know someone who is a member, then you have probably heard about the 12 steps. They were written by Bill Wilson the man credited with founding Alcoholics Anonymous. AA was founded 75 years ago, in 1935. And for 75 years drug ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/782/non-12-step-makes-more-sense/ The statistics are staggering. Prescription medication dependency is the number one health problem in the United States. According to the numbers it is second behind marijuana. I believe if the true numbers were known, it would outdistance pot too, by a mile.  Pain pills like Oxycontin and Vicodin lead the ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/780/prescription-drug-addiction-is-an-epidemic/ Since alcoholism and drug addiction are matters of life and death, finding the best drug alcohol treatment center is very important. And it is a process of matching up a variety of factors with what the person can afford. the other issue is it happens at a time when the ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/778/finding-the-best-drug-alcohol-treatment-centers/ Not all alcohol rehabs and drug treatment centers are the same. And the truth is there is a wide range of drug rehab centers. The types of services and level of the quality of care can vary greatly. Like with any other important decision, it is a good idea to ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/774/finding-the-right-alcohol-rehab/ Once upon a time it was extremely difficult to be medically detoxed off of opiates like oxycontin, hydrocodone and vicodin. You had to check yourself into an opiate detox facility and stay there for 5 to 7 days. Not to mention eat the lousy food they serve. Today, thanks to ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/771/suboxone-makes-opiate-detox-simple/ Believe me when I tell you, not all drug alcohol rehabs are created equally. As a matter of fact, no 2 are even remotely the same. Maybe it's just the fact that they are in California or maybe it's because this country developed from East to West or some combination. ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/769/malibu-california-alcohol-drug-rehabs-stand-apart-from-the-rest/ For those people who think stopping drinking alcohol, known as alcohol detox, is no big deal, do we have news for you. Not only is it difficult becasue your body starts to really crave a drink early on, it is also potentially dangerous. That's right. Stopping drinking alcohol for some ... http://www.rehab-treatment-blog.com/767/alcohol-detox-more-than-just-drying-out/